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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1938
Page
2
Des Moines Iowa January 19 A statewide bot control campaign urged today by the State Veterinarian H A Seidell calls for winter treatment of horses to remove bot larvae. The effort aims to reach over 3 000 000 horses with help from veterinarians and township leaders while warning farmers against farm to farm peddlers and unskilled treatment.
A playful column compares growth ambitions of towns from Philadelphia to San Francisco and Cleveland, noting little places resisting scale while admiring quaint towns. Jo Serra signs off with a light, opinionated Observational tone about small town life and civic pride.
Dale Carnegie presents the story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott the second to reach the South Pole and his four companions who perished on the way back. It chronicles the Terra Nova voyage the failed pole assault the death of Petty Officer Evans Captain Oates and the brave endurance of Scott and his team until their bodies were found eight months later buried near a cross under a flagless pole with Tennyson verses on their grave.
The article explains simple “silhouette” photography using a white sheet as a backlight, a strong light behind the sheet, and the camera in front. It suggests costumes and props, discusses how to place cutout shapes in the air, and gives lighting and exposure tips for five-second shots with a box camera. It covers using flash for moving subjects and warns to darken the room to avoid reflecting light onto the subject.
Iowa State College economists report hog slaughter in the United States rose from 1900 to 1933, fell with the 1934 drought, rose with 1935 corn yields, then declined again in 1937. They predict slaughter will increase in 1938 due to larger corn production but remain below normal, not reaching the 1930s average until at least 1940.
United States Naval Reserve offers a four year flight training course at Fairfax Airport Kansas City with a monthly salary and a $1500 bonus upon completion. Applicants aged 20 to 27, US citizens, unmarried, with two years of college, from several states, begin with a month at Fairfax then Pensacola and three years in fleet squadrons. Quota about forty for Kansas City district. groups of eight to start May 15.
A brief review notes 1937 in Iowa had low diphtheria cases and deaths. Reported cases totalled 179 with seven deaths in the first ten months. Measles were also an off year, continuing a weak pattern since 1928–1936.
Washington insiders name a stream of potential replacements for Associate Justice George Suther land who plans to retire January 18. Rumors point to Jbera figures and include Michigan Governor Murphy Texas Representative Hatton W Sumner and Harvard professor Felix Frankfurter as likely successors affecting future New Deal decisions.
A study shows 75 percent of accidents on dry roads and 85 percent in clear weather, while 95 percent of cars in 1935 were in good condition. Emphasis on regular brake and light checks, plus driver fitness, as essential to safety. Also notes illness of W. R. Owen Morton and P. N. Butson's Colorado trip for asthma relief.
Donald Wayne Potter of Graettinger had a tonsil operation this morning. A son, the first child, born Sunday to Mr and Mrs B V Horswell of Armstrong by caesarean delivery. Clara Duer of Ringwood. Dorothy Kylen of Sweat City. children of John Kylen. Martin Traefald of Wallingford. Joe Ryzack of Ringsted had appendectomies this week. Major operations on J T Gadd Wednesday, Raymond Johnson Ringsted Sunday.
Day by day updates show Jud Zerfoss in the latest week, Peter Gell in hospital care, and Wm. Swift Sr recuperating at home after a week of minor surgery. Mrs Geo Korrect of Armstrong and Maggie Kriebs of Wallingford remain in hospital for care, while Ann Hauber is recovering at her sister’s home after a Tuesday hip fracture.
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